Dear Sisters,
Happy New Year! There are some exciting opportunities coming up that I want you to be aware of:
- Join us on Saturday, January 19, at Women’s Marches across the country.
- You can find more information here: https://www.unifor.org/en/whats-new/event/join-march-gender-equality , here: https://www.womensmarchcanada.com/ and here: https://marchoncanada.ca/
- On January 19, share your images on social media using the hashtag #UniforWomensMarch or email them to communications@unifor.org.
- The next week of women’s courses will take place in Port Elgin March 10-15 and will include Women Activists (English and French), Human Rights and Women in Leadership
- Members should consider all of the courses offered, including at area schools. See your workplace leadership for more information
- Basic Training for Women’s Advocates (English) will take place March 10-15 in Port Elgin.
- If you are a new Women’s Advocate, your local is responsible for registering you with the Women’s Department and enrolling you in the course. Contact line.boucher@unifor.org for more information
- Child care is available at Port Elgin for courses running March 10th and March 31st. You can find more information in English here: https://www.unifor.org/en/education and in French here: https://www.uniforquebec.org/fr/education
- Gender Equality Rally Information & locations
I look forward to working with all of you in 2019 to make progress on gender equality and on workers’ rights more generally.
In solidarity,
Lisa Kelly
Director, Women’s Department